The History of the World VII . . . .

[Glohithia]

An Open Letter To The UN And All Nations Of Terra

From England


First, we would congratulate the New Republic on the founding of the UN, after all, how can the ideal of a neutral arbitrator of world wide issues on Terra be anything but hailed as good. Add to this the New Republics recent history where they showed their desire to moderate the recent conflict between England and the Incan nation, and it would seem a perfect match.

However, the first statement out of the UN was totally biased against England, endangering the legitimacy of the UN from the very start. England does not understand how the following facts lead the UN to such pronouncements against England:

1. It was proven that the Incans, under the (justifiably) deposed Levi, were actively trying to subvert an English city. An act of war, to be sure.

2. England, rightfully, declared war with the expressed goal of relieving the city of Hastings by taking the Incan city of Olly, where all the agents of the Incan regime were based.

3. With almost no loss of life on either side, England was poised to reach her goal and Olly was about to fall. But England listened to her world neighbors, including the Choson, India, and the New Republic as they urged her to make a compromise. England accepted this compromise immediately and in good faith.

4. The deal reached by all nations involved was for the Incan Nation to be a vassal state if England, with the sole purpose of giving Hastings the land it once owned back to its rightful owners. No other demand was put on the Inca, they could worship, research, build, and govern in any way those saw fit. England did not mettle in their affairs at all.

5. England had voiced concern over the terms of the vassalage, and all nations involved, the Choson, India, and the New Republic, made it clear that it would be Englands obligation to enforce vassalage if the Inca would ever break the peace treaty and renounce it.

6. As England had foreseen years ago, the Inca did indeed break the lawful peace treaty and renounced vassalage to the English. In doing so, they have caused great starvation in Hastings, even worse than before the first Incan/Anglo conflict. Many thousands of English citizens die each year of starvation. Hereditary lands have again been taken by the Inca. Even worse is the grave humanitarian nightmare in Cori. The city has lost well over half of its population since the Incan treachery.

7. And lastly, as if the provocation offered before wasnt enough, the Incan Nation saw fit to start a construction project just outside the gates of Cori. A fort was built and filled with troops, too innumerable to count, but many thousands of troops, mainly offensive in nature. England certainly could have prevented the fort from being built, but decided to air our concerns before acting harshly.

In conclusion, it should be clear to all nations that it was the Incan Nation that broke the agreed upon peace treaty causing incredible loss of life and land in England. So much damage is done every year in England and it is all due to the Incan Nations actions. And now the UN is going to declare England at fault? This is hard to hear, to say the least.

England calls on the UN to retract the earlier criticism of England and put forth a resolution requiring the Incan Nation to abide by the peace treaty they signed and return to her vassal state. We hope this will restore some, if not all, of the legitimacy the UN has lost with its previous and unfounded stance against England.

[Glohithia]

"Summon my ambassadors to the Choson and India!!", Samael was in a foul mood. The Inca had committed treachery of the worst kind, his people were starving and dying, and it seemed the UN was already subverted by the Incan Nation. He had to get word to various nations.

"Dennis Bergkamp reporting Sir."
“Wayne Rooney here Sir”

"Mr. Bergkamp, please take the following message to India."

"Honored Balaji, first of the trinity of the Incan/Anglo peace accord. Warm greetings from England. We wish these were not such evil times, but we must play the hand we are dealt. We must ask for your support in our goal to save our cities from destruction at the hands of the Incans. We were more than willing to adopt the suggested plan of vassalage, but that deal has been broken by the Inca. You, among others, have maintained that vassalage might have to be enforced. And it certainly seems it has come to that.

You have news of the army of the Incan ruler is camped outside that gates of Cori. It seems that breaking the peace treaty and starving English citizens wasnt enough, Hugo also wants to invade England. The Incan army seems massive and we ask for your support. Any help you might offer would be appreciated.

One last piece of information that may interest you. This is unfounded, so it must stay between our nations. It has been suspected by English intelligence that the New Republic has been helping the Incan nation in various ways. This may have included gifts of military technology, finances, and troops. Take that into account when you hear the words of the UN, it is possible they have a hidden agenda.”

“And Mr. Rooney, will you deliver this message to the Choson?”

“Wang Yung, esteemed ruler of the ancient Choson, please allow England the chance to talk to you about our recent betrayal by the Inca, as you were also part of the triarchy of the peace summit. We understand that our relations have been tense, mainly due to your relationship with one of our two main allies in trade, Arabia. England would like to put that in perspective though, Arabia has been quite passive for many, many years. While it may be harder for the Choson to let bygones be bygones, due to your incredible longevity, we ask that you at least not let this prejudice your decision against what we ask.

You are by now familiar with the English position on the Incan actions against England. We wont ask for military support as we know your military seems to be tied up with other matters currently, on the Arabian border? What we would like is your support against what appears to be a biased UN. We would like your support in our endeavor to save our cities and our citizens from starvation. You helped England come to peace with the Inca and that peace you helped broker was made based on certain conditions, now broken. We ask that you back us in our rightful claim against the Inca.”

[Glohithia]

The day was growing long, but Samael still had two more pieces of business to attend to. The nations of China and Egypt had to be appealed to, based on certain similarity of circumstances.

The ambassadors to both nations arrived, Ryan Giggs for China and Alan Shearer for Egypt.

“Gentlemen”, Samael began. “You will bring the same appeal to each nation. Say this to them:”

“Warmest regards from England to our compatriots in China, the CAP, and Egypt. We wanted to appeal to you on the basis of our current mutual crisis. We have hundereds of thousands of innocent citizens starving, due to the actions of the Inca. We understand that you too have similar problems. We would ask that you give us your support and stand against the UN when they blame England for this humanitarian disaster perpetrated by the Inca.

We also cant help but point out the Incan contempt for both of your nations, as evidenced by their comment that England should subjugate your nations as you were so inferior to them. That is the height of both arrogance and stupidity in our estimation. We don’t seek what isn’t ours, we have no quarrel with either of your nations. We only want what is rightfully ours by virtue of a peace treaty the whole of Terra had a hand in making. We would ask that you give your support to a nation that holds you in high regard as opposed to one that obviously thinks so little of you.

China, you in particular, have felt first hand Incan betrayal, as have we. Will you not make an appeal to the UN on behalf of the English. Urge them to renounce their obvious support of the Incan nation and adopt a more reasonable stance to this problem.

Thank you both”

[Frank Johnson]

Hugo Chavez stood over the crowd of cheering Incans as the military day parade events continued. Bridages of fighting men marched in perfect union down the wide avenues of Cuzco followed by collumns of armored assault craft, painstakingly produced in the most dramatic military build up in Incan history.

"Fellow Incans! Hear me! As your chosen leader I have restored the rights and freedoms enjoyed by our ancestors to you, but you have earned this yourselves. By your labours we have established a mighty army to protect the rights of Incans to speak their minds, practice their relgions and work and live in their ancestral homelands, all rights the English Empire sought to deny you."

Waves of cheers rose over the crowds.

"However, not all our countrymen are yet free. We must now turn our attention to the Incans of Olly. If you have listened to the propaganda of the English they will tell you the Incans mean to invade them, but this is not the case. How can an Incan invade a city set down by Incans? It was the Sapas of old who constructed the great city of Olly while England was busy murdering their neighbors in Carthage, as they have shown a great talent for in the past."

The cword booed and hissed, showing their great displeasure the evil English.

"In the past the Incan government was too weak to defend the people's rights. We will continue to persue a policy of strength until the anicent city is restored, re-establishing the proper borders between England and the Incan people. We do not seek the destruction of England, only full control of anicent Incan lands. Never again will the Incans submit to the bonds of English slavery!"

The crowd broke into a roar, even greater than before.

"We will call for the UN to order the restoration of all Incan lands. We do not seek war, but we will defend the interest of the Incan people. All the same, we shall not leave our countrymen in bondage to foreigners."

[Frank Johnson]

Deep inside the Hall of the People, Hugo Chavez sat at his desk in the National Office.

"The papers you sent for, Sir." An assistant brought a lengthy document to the Incan leader.

"Ah yes, the agreement with China."

Small talk about statistics aside, China and the Incans were re-establishing their anicent friendship. While it was true that comparisions had been made militarily between the Incans and Chinese as well as others it was simply to make a point that supporting Incan bondage to England could be viewed as supporting the bondage of other nations as well, who might find themselves no better or worse able to prevent the horrible attrocities and injustices that inhertiantly come with such subjection.

The Chinese had been supplying the Incans with entertainment and trade good at a penance in order to support the burgeoning economy and military. The Chinese were a practical people and saw a balance of power returning to the northern lands as benefitical to their long term goals domestically and abroad. If it were not the case, the non-aggression treaty and trade agreements would not be sitting on Mr.Chavez's desk waiting for his seal.

It was obvious that support for the shallow comprises cloaking injustices of the past would not be supported by the international community. Even if the super powers in the East wanted to intervine on England behalf, it would only distract them from more pressing matters. England would have to risk military action, and drawing those Sympathetic of the Incan's plight into a regional war that England's superpower neighbors would be unwilling to spare resources for. It was obvious to them that Incans had only a bit part to play, a prelude in a backwater harkening the world into a new and dangerous era, but there were nations in the world who would like to see the English to take aggressive action to sever their treaty obligations to the Superpowers of Bulgaria and Arabia. A desicive blow against the English could see a new era dawn where the smaller nations of Terra were taken more seriously. Such opportunities had not yet presented themselves, however Mr.Chavez would be busy making sure world leaders understood them if they did.

[Robert]

Balaji explains the position of the Indian administration regarding the Incan/English hostilities to the Lok Sabha.

Dear members of the Lok Sabha,
The administration of the Republic of India believes in the right of freedom for all people on Terra.
People should be able to breath, to talk, to walk and to experience whatever they want, as long as they don't harm others.

[interruption by the leader of the AETH leader]
Mr. President, did I just hear you say that the people on Terra are unbounded to live the way they want, as long as they don't harm others?

[Balaji]
Yes, that's what I said.

[AETH leader]
What about the laws of Krishna?

[Balaji]
Everybody is free to live to the laws of Krishna, as long as these laws won't hurt others.

[AETH Leader]
The laws of Krishna should be obeyed by all.

[Balaji]
I honor you the freedom to believe and voice that opinion but I surely hope that the Republic of India will never force laws upon it's inhibitans that are based on a belief.

[AETH leader]
Your leadership is an insult to the great past of India, the ground on which the holy church of Krishna was born.

[Balaji]
I do honor the rich tradition of Krishnianity, and I'm proud to be the president of this nation. But I cannot and will not accept anything that limits the freedom of the people unless people want to limit themselves. If you allow me to continue my speech regarding the Incan/English conflict,
The people of England suffer. They starve by thousands. The vassal agreement between England and the Incans was fair and good for both parties. England was strong enough to invade the Incans and destroy all their cities. But the English chose to follow the path of civilization. And I believe that as a civilized nation India should reward England for that by supporting it's case in front of the United Nations.

[Leader of the CHK]
Did you just say that you support the nation of England, a nation that invaded the Incan territories with weapons and death and forced the Incans to sign a deal that made them a puppet nation of England?

[Balaji]
The English used their power to make sure that the Incans would do what was right. The starving of millions of people is not right. And if the Incans are not civilized enough to support their neighbours then I believe that sometimes the gun is needed to let the other party know the importance of the matter. As it has been said by one wise Indan man, "You can get more with a kind word and a gun then with just a kind word."

[Leader of the CHK]
Thus you support the use of weapons?

[Balaji]
I do not support the use of weapons. But I do support strong civilized nations that use the argument of power to stop the starving of it's people. It's not the weapon itself that I have trust in. It's the person who handles the weapon, and the English have proven to be capable of using the gun in a wise manner.

[Leader of the IPF]
The English civilized?
The English cannot be trusted! Never!
Where were the English when Bulgarian troops invaded India? Did they help us? No, so why would we help them now?

[Balaji]
We cannot let our past rule our future. Certainly not when the chapter of our history you refer to has been blackened out by Indian Stupidity

[IPF Leader]
Calling Asoka a fool is an insult to the rich history of India.
Asoka made mistakes but his part in the Indian History is of a higher importance then your pathatic attempts to lick the English feet.

[The president of the Lok Sabha]
Gentlemen, please keep it civilized.

[Leader of the AETH]
I call for a vote against our president.
I submit a motion of distrust against president Balaji.

[Robert]

The motion against President Balaji

The motion against the president of the Republic of India was supported by all members of the AETH, the CHK and the IPF. One member of the Royal Party also supported the motion.
The motion did not pass since only 49 of the 100 members of the Lok Sabha supported it.

New Elections

After the new elections for the Lok Sabha, the most important chambre of the Indian Parliament, president Balaji was still supported by a majority of it's members.

Both biggest parties had grown by a few members. The opposition against president Balaji had also grown by one member but the president was still supported by a small majority of the house.

the Lok Sabha (Lower house)

AETH		26 seats
PIF		24 seats
CHK		14 seats
Green Party		13 seats
Labour Party		10 seats
IPF		9 seats
Royal Party		4 seats

[Robert]

Comment on the political situation after the new elections

As predicted before did both largest parties of our land grow. The growing hatred between both biggest factions in the past few years have made many indians decide to chose one of the sides. Most of the seats the AETH gained came from the sister party, the CHK. The question that remains is if the AETH/CHK combination will ever be able to take control of the Indian parliament.

To answer that question we must take a look at the demographic situation in India. Together the AETH and the CHK will never be able to gain a majority in the houses of Parliament. Both fractions are supported by mainly old fashioned religious parties. The number of Indians that do fully believe in either Krishnianity or Hinduism is lowering for centuries already. Eventhough most Indians are proud on the krishnian cultural values, most of them find enough support for the religious cultural values in the identities of the more liberal parties, that support president Balaji.

The 40 seats (40% of the seats) is already a little bit more then the 37% of the Indians who belong to the natural voters of both parties. The reason that these parties own more seats then one would expect by the number of Krishnians/Hindus is that believers take their plight to vote more serious then more liberal citizen of India.

The IPF, the natural allie of both religious parties, got an all time heigh at 9 seats. The one seat they gained was gained from the Royal Party. Statistics have proven that this one seat may change between these two parties. The 8 remaining seats of the IPF are believed to lower in the coming years since most of the support to this radical national party comes from unhappyness. But since the Indian economy is growing most experts believe that the support for the IPF will go down and eventuall result in the growing of the Royal Party. A nationalistic party that's more founded on rational thoughts then on ideologic rascism.

Bases on these facts and solid speculations we can speculate further that the Indian politics will most probably change from a religious vs. liberal battleground into a liberal vs labour battleground where the biggest parties will be the liberal PIF and the Labour Party. The religious parties may merge together and become the 3rd party of our land, needed to give a majority to either the Liberals or the Labour Party. I therefor predict a Krishnian-Labour or Krishnian-Liberal direction. The voters of the religious parties will therefor still hold the key to the future of India, since the voters of the CHK are the more liberal religious citizen, who may lean towards the CHK, while the AETH oriented voters may lean more towards the Labour Party. It's cynical that it'll be the religoius members of our nation that'll decide upon either the Liberal or Labour future of our nation while they won't have the power to enforce their religious ideology upon the people.

[Toni]

Joint military exercise

Bulgaria, England and Arabia will jointly conduct a tri-lateral military training exercise in mid-July, the Bulgarian news agency BTA reported on Friday.

The drill, coded "Immediate Response 62," will be held in Sliven in Bulgaria and Hastings in England on July 17-23, Bulgaria's Defense Ministry said.

A couple of thousand Arabic, Bulgarian and English troops will participate in the exercise, utilizing a variety of ground vehicles and aircraft from the Arabic Army, Bulgarian and English armed forces.

The troops, who are from the 61st Stryamska Mechanized Brigade of the Bulgarian Army, the 1st Armored Division under the Arabic Terra Command and England’s military forces, will conduct the peacetime engagement exercise in support for a more efficient and effective operability between the three nations.

The drill will include combined arms live-fire, military operations in urban terrain, air assault operations and cross border convoy maneuvers said BTA.

[Toni]

Sliven, Bulgaria Army News Service.

Aug. 3, 1562 Arabian, Bulgarian and English military forces teamed up and participated in a tri-lateral training exercise at the Sliven Training Area, Bulgaria, throughout the month of July.


Known as Immediate Response 62, the combined armies conducted this peacetime engagement exercise in support of Bulgaria Army Terra’s Theater Engagement Program to increase the Central Alliance interoperability.

“Bulgaria and Arabia are war-proven allies of the English,” said Anton Gergiev, Bulgaria Army Terra commanding general. “They are valued partners for the security of Terra”

“Our ability to train and develop our young Soldiers, our sergeants, our young officers with English and Arabian counterparts means that when they operate on the battlefield tomorrow they’re already going to know each other,” said Gergiev.

The partnered military forces in Immediate Response 62, which included Soldiers from the Arabian 1 AD’s 1st Battalion, English 21st Infantry Regiment and Soldiers from the 61st Stryama Mechanized Brigade Bulgarian Army and 94th Field Artillery Regiment, got to know each other as they integrated into three platoons. Each platoon had one squad from each country, and each platoon was lead by a different force’s leader.

The troops began their partnership training as they participated in a weapons exchange and familiarization exercise, July 16.

“It’s a unity-building event where we exchange fire weapons with the English and Arabians,” said Bulgarian 1st Lt. Martin Petrov, the 1-94’s executive officer. “It’s not so much about marksmanship, it’s more about team building.”

The combined armies fired each other’s weapons on five lanes.

“This mission gives us an opportunity to see how other nations work, how they run ranges, and it also gives us an idea of the capability of different weapons,” said Petrov.

The Arabian trained their Allies on how to fire several Arabian made weapons, then, the English and Bulgarian troops trained the Arabian soldiers on how to use theirs.

Helping each other and getting to know each other in the weapons familiarization exercise was essential to Immediate Response 62 as several more teambuilding and combat related exercises were in to come in the close future.

The Arabian 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Regiment Soldiers stepped into an infantry role as they and their English and Bulgarian counterparts successfully raided a “hostile” infested building during their first combined combat exercise.


Led by the English Red Scorpions Lt. John Miller, the second platoon used terrain to their advantage as they walked through approximately three kilometers of thick vegetation and remained camouflaged from opposition forces played by the 4th Infantry Regiment.

The team’s original intent was to walk the entire ridgeline to their target, but time constraints pushed the team a faster alternative. They agreed to jump aboard their infantry fighting vehicle and bombarded an abandoned building.

“The team reacted perfectly,” said English Staff Sgt. Terry Johnson, the squad leader from the English 2nd platoon. “It was a two second decision. We did it. We got in there and completed the mission.”

Although raid tactics differed, the intermixed platoon worked together, combined their strategies, and achieved their goal. They “killed” the “enemy” found hiding in the building.


“We worked well as a team,” said the English Staff Sgt. Owen, platoon sergeant from the Red Scorpions. “We are of three nations, but nonetheless we are a team.”


After the mission, the platoon summarized their events and discussed what they felt went well and what they thought could be improved upon.

“Overall, we were successful,” said Bulgarian 1st Lt. Martin Petrov. “The best part of this training is that we do things different in each country, but we end up in the same direction.”

“We had good communication,” continued Petrov. Despite language barriers amongst the three nations, the team was able to effectively communicate. Hand signals were used often.”


Hand signals turned in to hand shakes as several Soldiers congratulated each other for the successful completion of their first official combat operation.

The troops’ mission was only getting started. Still ahead for the Alliance partners was a convoy operations and quick reactions force exercise.

Quick reaction force training is an air assault style exercise designed to train Soldiers to reinforce a unit already in combat, said Abdul-Sami, the team observer controller for the Arabian based Joint Multinational Readiness Center.

“We practice this mission with our allies because it integrates both air and ground assets,” said Sami. “Another reason we do this training is because it’s a very common combat mission.”

“This type of exercise is mostly reactionary,” said Bulgarian Sgt. Todorov, squad leader. “All you need is the right equipment. After that it’s all mental.”

“This is the second time I have done this type of training. It is really good training because it is like a big puzzle, every piece has to fit just right,” said Staff Sgt. Own of the English army.

After four days of trilateral training, the troops put together the final puzzle piece as they conducted their final Immediate Response combat operation, July 21.

Their mission was to fly an hour and a half from the Sliven to the English training sight and capture an enemy leader in a hostile environment.


After landing onto English soil, Soldiers hit the ground running. After only 15 minutes on the ground, the troops achieved their goal as they were able to take out all of the hostiles and secure their target.

“Today wraps up all of our training,” said Anton Gergiev, Bulgaria Army Terra commanding general. “We practiced, rehearsed, we knew what we had to do and then we executed it.”

Although from three separate nations, the combined forces grew stronger as Immediate Response’s goal to strengthen relationships was achieved according to Gergiev.

“Over time we began to understand one another,” he said. “Soldiers have a common language. Our tactics are slightly different. Our uniforms are slightly different. Our weapons are slightly different, but this exercise has given us the opportunity to share in those very differences."

[KunojiLym]

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[OzzyKP]

An Open Letter to All Nations

From: Sultan Mehmed II of Arabia

Re: Choson Build Up and UN Negligence

Arabia faces a national crisis the likes of which we have never seen as a people before. Our very existence is threatened by a massive and hostile enemy force that shows every intention of an unprovoked invasion of Arabian soil. This is a threat not only to Arabian security, but to the security of the entire world.

We seek a diplomatic solution to avert a catastrophic war however the United Nations have not responded to our request for a special session before the General Assembly to present our case about the current situation along our border and a request for some concrete action by the UN to avoid war. Does the UN truly value peace? Or will they stay on the sidelines with their hands in their lap as peaceful Arabian citizens are massacred by the Choson juggernaut?

If diplomacy fails, as it now seems likely to do, Arabia will have no choice but to dig in for the long, bloody winter and attempt to defend ourselves by any means necessary.

- Sultan Mehmed II, ibn Ozman

[KunojiLym]

Foreign Affairs Office
The Republic of China

China formally expresses alarm at the show of might presented by the 'joint exercises' conducted between three of the most powerful nations of the world. She requests a formal explanation by each of the nations involved.

Hua Guofeng
Foreign Minister

[Toni]

Foreign Visit

From: Bulgarian Foreign Ministry

Re: The Choson threat

Bulgaria has warned Choson to come clean on why it is boosting its military, as foreign Minister Ivailo Kalfin began his regional visit to Arabia and England.


A meeting with Mehmed II marked the start of her three-day visit which will include ministerial-level security talks between Bulgaria, Arabia and England.

Before he left Bulgaria, he indicated the growing Choson influence and threat would be a key focus of his talks.

And on Thursday he made it clear that Bulgaria had serious concerns about Choson's military build-up, highlighted by a 100 per cent increase in its defense budget.

"We've told the Choson they need to be transparent about what their military build-up means," Mr. Kalfin told reporters following his meeting with Mehmed II.

I heard that there is going to be a 100 per cent increase in the Choson defense budget. That's a lot. Choson should undertake to be transparent about what that means."

If Choson played by the rules and was open and transparent, Mr. Kalfin said it had the potential to be a force for good not evil.

[Toni]

The Solo Nuclear Power

The Manhattan Project refers to the project to develop the first nuclear weapon by Bulgaria. Formally designated as the Manhattan Engineering District it refers specifically to the period of the project from 1540 – 1545 under the control of the Bulgarian Army Corps of Engineers, under the administration of General Anton Gergiev, with its scientific research directed by the Bulgarian physicist Nikolai Genov.

The project succeeded in developing and detonating 1 nuclear weapon in 1545: a test detonation on July 16 near Shumen, in the North Colonies.


The project's roots lay in scientists' fears since the 1520’s that Choson and others were also investigating such weapons of their own. Born out of a small research program that began in 1539, the Manhattan Project would eventually employ more than 130,000 people and cost a total of nearly 25 billion Leva (Bulgarian currency), and result in the creation of multiple production and research sites operated in secret.


The three primary research and production sites of the project were the plutonium-production facility at what is now the Dolno Selo Site, the uranium-enrichment facilities at Stara Ridge, New World colonies, and the weapons research and design laboratory which is now Sliven National Laboratory. Project research took place at over thirty different sites spread across Bulgaria.

Bulgaria's Nuclear warfare strategy

Nuclear warfare strategy is a way for either fighting or avoiding a nuclear war. The policy of trying to ward off a potential attack by a nuclear weapon from another country by threatening nuclear retaliation is known as the strategy of nuclear deterrence. The goal in deterrence is to always maintain a second strike status the ability of a country to respond to a nuclear attack with one of its own and potentially to strive for first strike status the ability to completely destroy an enemy's nuclear forces before they could retaliate.


Different forms of nuclear weapons delivery allow for different types of nuclear strategy, primarily by making it difficult to defend against them and difficult to launch a pre-emptive strike against them. Sometimes this has meant keeping the weapon locations hidden, such as putting them on submarines or train cars whose locations are very hard for an enemy to track, and other times this means burying them in hardened bunkers. Other responses have included attempts to make it seem likely that the country could survive a nuclear attack, by using missile defense (SDI) to destroy the missiles before they land or by means of civil defense using early warning systems to evacuate citizens to a safe area before an attack. Note that weapons which are designed to threaten large populations or to generally deter attacks are known as "strategic" weapons. Weapons which are designed to actually be used on a battlefield in military situations are known as "tactical" weapons.


There are critics of the very idea of "nuclear strategy" for waging nuclear war who have suggested that a nuclear war between two nuclear powers would result in mutual annihilation. From this point of view, the significance of nuclear weapons is purely to deter war because any nuclear war would immediately escalate out of mutual distrust and fear, resulting in mutual assured destruction. This threat of national, if not global, destruction has been a strong motivation for anti-nuclear weapons activism.